Software Engineer (Modelling & Simulations)

Location: Haywards Heath, England, United Kingdom

Department: Technical

Workplace: hybrid

Employment Type: full

Description

At Universal Quantum, we aim to make the world a better place by developing a new computer technology. Together, we are creating truly impactful quantum computers. Our machines will be capable of solving problems until now considered impossible, with applications ranging across a broad range of industries, including healthcare, materials and aerospace. We are seeking to hire a Software Engineer to design, develop and maintain software components and user workflows of our modelling and simulation tools. Passionate about helping create technologies which can change the world? We may be the right place for you, so get in touch!  

What You’ll Accomplish:

• Join our talented and enthusiastic team of scientists and engineers in designing our next generation of design verification environment 

• Take ownership of key components in our modelling and simulation pipeline, and work closely with the quantum team to streamline and optimise their workflows 

• Write full provable, reliable, well-documented, and high-quality software 

• Build intuitive and user-friendly software tools and libraries to be used by internal and external development teams 

• Support testing, optimisation, validation of various models and simulations, and their subsequent deployment to UQ’s HPC and cloud servers 

• Develop a deep understanding of the trade-offs associated with design choices across UQ’s physics models, iQPU chips, quantum algorithms, compilation stack and hardware processes 

Requirements

The 3 Most Critical Attributes We'll Use to Compare Candidates: 

1. Solid programming experience in languages such as Python, C/C++, Rust  
2. Experience in designing, developing, debugging, testing, profiling, and optimising commercial-quality simulation software 
3. Collaborative team player with good communication skills 

Must-have Skills: 

• 5+ years of experience in delivering high-performance, commercial-quality models and simulation software in close collaboration with applied scientists 

• Strong mathematical and analytics background 

• Highly proficient in various modelling paradigms and numerical methods, including equation-based modelling (EBM), discrete-event simulation (DES), and statistical models 

• Experience in designing, building, and optimising simulation platforms for scientific or engineering applications 

• Experience with HPC, hardware acceleration, and parallelisation 

• Polyglot with extensive experience in Python and at least one of C/C++, or Rust 

• Writing readable, dependable, efficient, and well-documented code 

• Pragmatic approach to decision-making and design choices 

• Previous experience in start-ups or fast-paced, dynamic work environments 

Nice-to-have Skills: 

• Exposure to quantum physics and electromagnetic 

• Experience of working with cloud platforms such as Azure/GCP/AWS 

• Experience with data pipelines 

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in applied science, computer science, engineering, or a related discipline 

Please feel encouraged to apply even if you don't match all the requirements of our job description. We would love to receive your application even if you think you're only a partial match.

Benefits

Competitive salary, equity options, unlimited paid holiday allowance, flexible working options, 10% matching pension, generous parental support policy, private health/dental insurance, and relocation support.

We are committed to nurturing diversity and inclusion
At Universal Quantum, we're passionate about working with and for all kinds of minds. As a proud signatory of the Tech Talent Charter (TTC), we have made a number of formal commitments to help to hold ourselves accountable to both our team and peers. This includes pledging to collaborate and share best practices with others, to continuously develop plans to drive inclusion across our business, and to collect and share our diversity data annually. We welcome team members from all backgrounds, and work to create an environment where everyone can flourish freely.